单词 | shelter |
释义 | shelter n.(抽象)掩蔽,保护〖同〗protection;(具体)掩蔽处,躲避处〖同〗refuge/vt.掩蔽,庇护〖同〗protect,shield 〖题〗We took ___ under the trees when it rained. A.shelter B.roof C.screen D.refuge 〖解〗答案A。句意:下雨时我们站在树下躲雨。shelter“掩蔽,躲避”,常指暂时性的防护,以避免暴露在自然环境中。如 It was an old empty hut that could offer a shelter for the night.作动词用时意思与名词相近,原句可改为 We sheltered under the tree.我们在树下躲避;roof屋顶;screen屏风,帘,指移动的用来遮挡人或物的屏风;refuge躲避的地方,常指躲避灾难的安全地方。 〖题〗The travellers sought shelter ___ the rain and happened to find a roadside inn. A.from B.by C.for D.with 〖解〗答案A。shelter“掩蔽,庇护”,作动词用时常说shelter(sb.) from sth.“躲避……;庇护……使免受……”,作名词时常用搭配是seek/take shelter from“躲避(风雨,灾祸等)”,还有一个常用的介词短语under (the) helter of“在……的掩护下”。用于原义时shelter常带定冠词,如 under the shelter of an umbrella,用于比喻意义时一般不用定冠词,如 under shelter of one's position。 |
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